35.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Cervantes · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Cervantes
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More than one in three people in Cervantes live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of chronic illness shapes daily life for many residents, with arthritis and mental health being the most common challenges.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 35% of people here have a long-term health condition, a rate much higher than most similar areas. Arthritis is the most frequent condition at 15%, while 9.4% of residents live with a mental health condition, which is slightly above the state average.
9.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Cervantes, None is the majority at 61%; One condition is next at 26%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Around 4.4% of people in Cervantes need help with their daily activities. This is about the same as the Western Australian average and a little below the national figure.
4.4% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Cervantes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50279/cervantes/topic/health-disability